Fan attachment for rocking-chairs.



J. OSONTOS.

FAN ATTAOHMENT FOR ROGKING CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1911.

1,040, 1 55. Patented Oct. 1, 1912.

a specification.

OFFICE. I

JOSEPH CSONTOS, OF

eALvnsmo-N, TEXAS.

FAN ATTACHMENT FOR ROCKING-CHAIRS;

Application filedsj'une 1Q,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'Oct. 1,1912. 1911. Serial No. eaa4oe.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, JosEPH Csonros, a citizen of the United States,residing at Galveston, in the county of Galveston and State of Texas,haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fan Attachments forRocking-Chairs, of which the following is The present invention relatesto, Certain,' novel and useful improvements in fan attachment forrocking chairs. v

In carrying out my invention, it is my purpose to provide a device ofthis class which may be applied to the chair and which is actuated tooperate a fan without any effort on the part of the person occupying thechair otherwise than rocking the latter.

It is also my purpose to provide a simple, strong and durable devicewhich may be easily and readily attached to and detached from a chair,as desired, and which will not interfere with the chair or the comfortof the occupant.

Furthermore, it is my purpose to provide an attachment which may bemanufactured and marketed at a relatively low cost.

lVith the above-recited objects and others of a similar nature in view,the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chairprovided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, takenthrough the pivoted spring tension frame of the rocking attachment.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the letter Aindicates an ordinary rocking chair to the rockers of which, at the rearof the chair is attached a cross bar. Between the rockers are the lugs 2to which lugs is pivoted a bent lever 3 of metal or other suitablematerial having one end provided with a roller 4: designed to bearagainst the floor or ground while' the opposite or inner end of thelever has attached thereto a small coiled spring 5 to which is connectedone end of a cord or wire 6 which is extended vertically upward and isconnected at 7 to one of the lower ends of the frame 8. This framecomprises i a hub 9 pivoted as at, 10 to the backof the chair, said hubhaving rods 11 radiating therefrom, the ends of said rod being connectedto a bore or semicircular band 12. A

as 14 to one of the rods 11 while the body port1on of the spring iscoiled about the pivot 10 of the hub 8, and connected .to

said pivot so that the tendency of the spring ISILQIIHiLllY to throw thebow frame into up right position, as sh own in Fig. 1. Verticallysecured to the back of the chair is a post or rod 15 having an eye 16 atthe upper end thereof forming a bearing for the shaft 17 of the fan 18.In the present instance the fan/is shown as having two blades, but itwill, of course, be understood that it may have any number of blades andmay be of any approved shape or dimensions. Carried by the end of theshaft of the frame projecting through the bearing is a small pulley orgrooved wheel 19 over which passes a drive belt or cord 20, the ends ofthe cord being connected to opposite sides of the bow 12, as at 21.

The above is a description of a mechanical arrangement of my improvedattachment, and from such description the opera tion of the same will bereadily apparent. If the chair is rocked backward the upper end of thelever, or that to which the wire or cable is attached is depressed,thereby pulling the frame downward or over to one side upon the pivot 10against the tension of the coiled flat spring, so that the belt or cable20 imparts a rotary motion to the fan shaft in one direction. As thepressure is released upon the lever, for instance, when the'chair isrocked forward, the pressure spring at the frame tends to restore thelatter to its normal vertical position, thereby operating the belt orcable 20 in the opposite direction and imparting a reverse move- 'mentto the frame. Thus, it will be seen that as long asa chair is rocked thefan will turn first one way and then the other, depending floor.

It will be seen that I have provided a simple, convenient and efficientform of fan attuated when the chair is rocked. Furtherfiat coiled spring13 has one end connected tachment which may be readily applied to thechair and which will be posltlvely acv upon the lever is released andthe coiled leaf upon the contact with the lever and the more, by the useof my device, I dispense with all motors, complicated springarrangements and the like.

Having thus described the invention, I claim The combination with achair, of a vertically extending post secured to the back of said chair,a shaft rotatablyjournaled in the upper end of said post, a fan carriedby said shaft, a lever pivoted between the rockers of the chair, asemicircular bowed frame pivoted to the back of the chair and comprisinga hub, arms radiating from the hub and a semicircular band inclosing andsecured to the free ends of the arms, a spring tensioning said frame andhaving a portion coiled about the pivotal connection of the semicircularbowed frame with the back of the chair and one end secured to suchpivotal connection, while the opposite end is fast to one of the armsradiatin from the hub of the frame, a spring tensloned cable connectedto the end of the latter and to ,the frame, a pulley at the end of thefan shaft, and a drive belt connected to the ends of the bowed frame andtrained over said pulley to turn the fan in reverse directions accordingto the movement of the chair.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH CSONTOS. Witnesses:

SAM BLANKFIELD, MIoHonLY CHILLoNG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, WashingtomD. C.

